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Participants collectively lost 6,559 lbs over 12 months with a retention rate of 79%.
Weight loss interventions can be effective in a diverse group of healthy adults.
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At 12 months participants collectively lost 6,559 lbs. Retention was 79%, with equal dropout between arms.
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Based on study design from abstract.
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Abstract MP052: Neither Insulin Secretion nor Genotype Pattern Modify 12-Month Weight Loss Effects of Healthy Low-Fat vs. Healthy Low-Carbohydrate Diets Among Adults with Obesity
Christopher D. Gardner et al. · Circulation · 2017
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